How To Build Houses, Barns and Rural Architecture
These guides can teach you the basics of home building and layout. These CD's 
cover everything from where on the property to build, to lumber, landscaping and more.
Not only do you get home plans but also plans for the most used building on most properties...the barn. Plans for the horse barn, cattle barn, hog barn and more. More plans are also included for ice houses, poultry houses, smoke houses and more.
If you are looking for some great plans, tips or just vintage home images; these are very informative and instructive books.
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There are 5 complete books in total on this CD! Titles included are...
Book 1...Practical Hints About Barn Building
From the Forward..."it has been the purpose of the compiler to take the intending builder with him on a tour of inspection among the barns, stables, etc., that have been erected and are used by successful farmers and stock-breeders in various parts of the country, from New York to Nebraska."
This guide has six chapters and over 150 illustrations and photos on the construction of wood & stone silos, hay racks & feed troughs and numerous types of barn.
Includes chapters on the construction of swine & sheep pens, silos & other farm outbuildings and much more.
Some of the over 150 illustrations include...
179 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:
INTRODUCTION
FARM BARNS - Plans of
CATTLE BARNS - General Remarks, Plans of
HORSE BARNS - General Remarks, Plans of
SHEEP BARNS
YARDS
CORRALS & FEEDING RACKS, ETC
SWINE BARNS, PENS, AND DEVICES
SILOS AND ENSILAGE
Book 2...A Complete Collection of Practical and Economical Plans for Barns, Out-Buildings & Stock Sheds
From the forward..."The object of this book is to present a great many up-to-date ideas in arranging and building in such a way as to enable farmers to take advantage of the experience of others."
This book has numerous chapters and over 130 illustrations and photos on different types of barns, outbuilding and numerous time saving hints.
Includes chapters on dairy barns, large & small barns, poultry runs and much more.
Some of the over 130 illustrations include...
116 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:
Dairy Barns
General Farm Barns
Horse & Cattle Barns
An Octagon Barn
Cattle Sheds & Feed Lots
Corn Cribs
Silos
Poultry Houses
Ice Houses & Granary
Book 3...Fifty Convenient House Plans for the Homeowner
From the forward..."keeping with the general principles that have been set forth, plans of fifty convenient houses are illustrated and described. For the most part, they are houses that have been built."
This guide has thirty-seven chapters and 85 illustrations on the basics of home building.
Includes chapters on modern conveniences, the parlor, cellar, stairways, plumbing and more.
Some of the 85 illustrations include...
179 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:
CHAPTER I
THE HOUSEKEEPER AND THE ARCHITECT, FLOOR-PLANS AS RELATED TO GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
LABOR-SAVING DEVICES, ECONOMY AND GOOD CONSTRUCTION, COMPACT HOUSES NOT NECESSARILY CROWDED
WOOD-WORK THAT IS READILY CLEANED
CHAPTER II
HOUSEKEEPING OPERATIONS, THE WORK OF THE HOUSEKEEPER, THE AVERAGE HOUSEWORK OF A WEEK
THE ARCHITECT’S LESSON
CHAPTER III
MODERN CONVENIENCES, A LITTLE HISTORY
PLANS THAT MAKE EXTRA WORK, MODERN CONVENIENCES ENUMERATED
CHAPTER IV
MODERN ARCHITECTS AND THE HOUSEKEEPER
MISPLACED HOUSES, OLD COLONIAL POVERTY IN MODERN COLONIAL HOUSES, AFFECTATION IN DESIGN, NATURAL DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE AND AMERICAN HOMES, A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOUSE
CHAPTER V
JOURNEY THROUGH THE HOUSE, PORCH, VESTIBULE, HALL, LONG HALLS AND SQUARE HALLS, THE HALL THAT IS A ROOM
RECEPTION-HALL, PARLOR, SITTING-ROOM, DINING ROOM
CHAPTER VI
KITCHENS, THE KITCHEN A WORKSHOP, WORK TO BE DONE IN A KITCHEN, FITTINGS, DISHWASHING CONVENIENCES, SINK AND TABLES, CHINA-CLOSET, PANTRY, COMBINATION PANTRY, PANTRY FITTINGS, WORK IN A PANTRY, A DOUGH-BOARD, FLOUR-BIN, PANTRY STORES, CUPBOARD, REFRIGERATOR ARRANGEMENTS, PANTRY UTENSILS, A DRY-BOX, SOAP-BOX, VENTILATION OF KITCHEN, GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF KITCHEN PLANNING
CHAPTER VII
CELLAR, FUEL DEPARTMENTS, FURNACE CONVENIENCES, COAL-BINS, CEMENT FLOORS, LIGHT IN THE CELLAR, A CELLAR-CLOSET, OUTSIDE CELLAR-DOOR
CHAPTER VIII
A LOW-COST LAUNDRY, BLUE MONDAY, BASEMENT LAUNDRY, LOW-COST CONVENIENCES, INEXPENSIVE LAUNDRY FITTINGS, HOT AND COLD WATER ARRANGEMENTS, A LABOR-SAVING LAUNDRY, A PLACE TO DO FRUIT-CANNING
CHAPTER IX
THE SECOND FLOOR, STAIRWAYS, THE COMBINATION STAIRWAY, IDEAL NUMBER OF BEDROOMS, LARGE CLOSETS AND PLENTY OF THEM, A LINEN CLOSET, PLACING OF GAS-FIXTURES, SERVANT’S ROOM, BATH-ROOM, AN ATTIC, ATTIC CLOSETS, ATTIC ROOMS
CHAPTER X
PLUMBING, IS PLUMBING ENTIRELY SAFE? COMPLETENESS IN PLUMBING APPARATUS, LABOR-SAVING PLUMBING APPARATUS, SEWER CONNECTIONS, SOIL PIPE, A TRAP, ACCIDENTS, TO TRAPS, FREQUENT USE OF PLUMBING APPARATUS, DESIRABLE FOR SAFETY, WATER-CLOSETS - SIMPLICITY IN PLUMBING, DRAIN CONNECTIONS, TO KEEP PLUMBING APPARATUS FROM FREEZING, CISTERN WATER SUPPLY, GREASE SINK
CHAPTER XI
HEAT AND VENTILATION, COMMON HEATING ARRANGEMENTS, PRESENT METHODS GENERALLY UNSATISFACTORY, IDEAL CONDITIONS, PROPER AMOUNT OF MOISTURE RARELY ATTAINED, A FURNACE DEFINED, METHODS OF REACHING BEST RESULTS, SUPPLY OF PROPER AMOUNT OF MOISTURE, REMOVAL OF FOUL AIR, SUPPLYING FRESH AIR WITH PROPER MOISTURE FROM STOVES, STEAM AND HOT-WATER HEATING, DIRECT AND INDIRECT RADIATION, LOW-COST HEATING APPARATUS
CHAPTER XII
HEATING DEVICES AS WE FIND THEM, FURNACE ESTIMATES, COMBINATION HOT AIR AND HOT WATER, DISH-WARMING ARRANGEMENTS, HOW TO GET A GOOD HEATING APPARATUS
CHAPTER XIII
THE HOUSE AND ITS BEAUTY, ARTISTIC SURROUNDINGS, BEAUTY MORE A MATTER OF INTELLIGENCE THAN MONEY, VESTIBULE DECORATIONS, BEAUTY IN THE RECEPTION-HALL, MANTELS AND GRATES, FRET-WORK AND PORTIERES, SPINDLE WORK, SIMPLE FORMS OF GOOD DECORATION, WOOD-CARVING, DOOR AND WINDOW CASINGS, A CONSERVATORY, STAINED GLASS, A CABINET ON THE MANTEL, TINTED PLASTERING, FRESCOING, SAFETY IN THE SELECTION OF COLORS, AN ATTRACTIVE SITTING-ROOM, THE PARLOR, A RECEPTION-ROOM, PARLOR HISTORY, THE IDEAL PARLOR, THE LIBRARY, A PLACE OF QUIET AND REST, LIBRARY FURNISHINGS, THE DINING-ROOM, SOCIAL RELATIONS OF THE DINING-ROOM, DINING-ROOM DECORATIONS, CONSERVATORY AND DINING-ROOM, A WOOD CEILING, BEAUTY IN BEDROOMS, QUIET AND LIGHT
CHAPTER XIV
EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DESIGN, AN OLD TOPIC BEFORE THE PEOPLE, THE ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT’S DREAM, A BEAUTIFUL HOME, THE HOUSEKEEPER’S AMBITION, IT COSTS NO MORE TO HAVE A HOUSE BEAUTIFUL THAN UGLY, ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION, CHARLES EASTLAKE’S BOOK, VULGAR ARCHITECTURAL REVIVALS, THE GROWTH OF THE ARTISTIC IDEA, BEAUTY, A MATTER OF REFINEMENT
CHAPTER XV
EVOLUTION OF A HOUSE-PLAN, RESPECTABLE DIMENSIONS FOR A MODERATE PRICE, SIX PLANS
CHAPTER XVI
A SMALL POCKET-BOOK AND A LARGE IDEA
AMBITION, DOLLARS AND A GOOD HOUSE
THE GROWTH OF THE HOUSEKEEPER’S IDEAS
POINTS ABOUT THE HOUSE
CHAPTER XVII
“WE KNOW WHAT WE WANT.”
A CONVENIENT PLAN, MEETING THE WANTS OF PEOPLE WHO BUILD
CHAPTER XVIII
TWO GOOD ROOMS IN FRONT, THE COMBINATION PANTRY, TOO MUCH CELLAR A BURDEN
CHAPTER XIX
SITTING-ROOM AND PARLOR IN FRONT, A CONNECTING VESTIBULE, A CENTRAL COMBINATION STAIRWAY
CHAPTER XX
A COMPACT PLAN, AN ISOLATED RECEPTION-ROOM, COMBINATION STAIRWAY
DESCRIPTION OF THE FLOOR –PLAN, CELLAR ARRANGEMENT
DINING-ROOM AND CONSERVATORY, ANOTHER PLAN
CHAPTER XXI
WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR VERY LITTLE MONEY? THE CLOSET IN THE HALL, A SMALL, CONVENIENT KITCHEN, CLOSETS IN THE BEDROOMS
CHAPTER XXII
OUTGROWTHS OF ONE IDEA, EVERYTHING COUNTS AS A ROOM, ONE CHIMNEY, CONVENIENCES OF A CONDENSED HOUSE
CHAPTER XXIII
ONE-STORY PLANS, DESCRIPTION OF FLOOR-PLANS, BATH-ROOM NEXT TO KITCHEN FLUE, KITCHEN, PORCH AND PANTRY, THE EXTERIOR, ENLARGEMENTS ON THIS PLAN, OTHER ONE-STORY HOUSES
CHAPTER XXIV
SIDE-HALL PLANS, PLANS WITH BEDROOM ON FIRST FLOOR
CHAPTER XXV
MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION, SHORT DESCRIPTIONS OF ELEVEN HOUSE- PLANS, VARYING COSTS, SQUARE PLANS, ONE-CHIMNEY PLANS, REAR AND SIDE HALL
CHAPTER XXVI
EIGHT PLANS, EACH SUITED TO FAMILY REQUIREMENTS, DOUBLE HOUSES, AN ELABORATE FLOOR-PLAN, A SHINGLE HOUSE, A BRICK HOUSE
CHAPTER XXVII
PRACTICAL POINTS, WATER, LOCATION OF HOUSE ON LOT, DRAINING THE CELLAR, MASON WORK, FOUNDATIONS, WALKS, PIERS, FLUES, CISTERNS & DAMP COURSE
CHAPTER XXVIII
BRICK FOUNDATIONS, LAYING BRICK, COLORED MORTARS, COLORED BRICKS, BRICK VENEERING, HOT-AIR FLUES, DETAILS OF BRICK CONSTRUCTION, CHIMNEYS AND FLUES, HOLLOW WALLS, CELLAR, ASH-PITS, GRATES
CHAPTER XXIX
STONE MASONRY, CUT STONE, TERRA COTTA, PRIVY VAULTS, CISTERNS & FILTERS FOR CISTERNS, BRICK PAVEMENTS, CEMENT PAVEMENTS
CHAPTER XXX
CARPENTER-WORK, FRAMING, SIZE OF TIMBERS, HEIGHT OF STORIES, JOISTS, STUD WALLS, OUTSIDE SHEATHING, BUILDING-PAPER, ROOFS, OUTSIDE FINISH, OUTSIDE SHINGLE WALLS, OUTSIDE CASINGS, WINDOWS WITH BOX FRAMES, HINGED OR PIVOTED WINDOWS, OUTSIDE SHUTTERS, PORCHES, LATTICE PORCHES
CHAPTER XXXI
INSIDE WOOD-WORK, FLOORS, SOFT AND HARD WOOD FLOORS, DIFFERENT KINDS OF WOOD, DOORS AND FRAMES, FLY SCREENS, INSIDE CASINGS, WAINSCOTING, INSIDE SHUTTERS, WOODWORK FOR PLUMBING, KITCHEN SINK AND FITTINGS, KITCHEN TABLES, CELLAR-SINK FITTINGS, WOODWORK FOR BATH, WATER-CLOSETS, WASH–STANDS, PICTURE MOLDING, CLOSET FITTINGS, BROOM - RACK, CEDAR–CLOSET, DRY-BOX, CLOCK SHELF, CHINA-ROOM FITTINGS, PANTRY FITTINGS, STAIRWAYS
CHAPTER XXXII
PLASTERING, GRAY FINISH, WHITE HARD FINISH, BACK PLASTERING, GAS-PIPING, TIN WORK, GUTTERS, VALLEYS & DOWN SPOUTS, GALVANIZED IRON-WORK, HOT-AIR PIPES
PAINTING, STAINING, OIL FINISHING, INTERIOR STAINING &FLOOR FINISH GLAZING, PLATE- GLASS, BEVELED GLASS, CATHEDRAL GLASS & HARDWARE
CHAPTER XXXIII
PRACTICAL PLUMBING, WOOD-WORK FOR PLUMBER, EXCAVATING FOR PLUMBING, WATER DISTRIBUTION, OUTSIDE FIXTURES
HYDRANTS, STREET- WASHERS, SOFT- WATER SUPPLY, HOT- WATER SUPPLY, SOIL PIPE, INSIDE FIXTURES & KITCHEN SINK
CHAPTER XXXIV
PLUMBING WORK CONTINUED, BATHTUBS, BATH-SPRINKLERS, FOOT-TUBS, SAFES, WATER-CLOSETS, WASH-STANDS, LAUNDRY FITTINGS, SET TUBS, OUTSIDE DRAINS, GREASE SINKS, NICKEL FITTINGS
CHAPTER XXXV
WHAT GOES INTO A HOUSE
CHAPTER XXXVI
VARYING BUILDING VALUES, BUSINESS POINTS IN BUILDING
CHAPTER XXXVII
LOW-COST HOUSES, METHODS OF MAKING CONTRACTS, ARCHITECTS’ ESTIMATES, BUILDING BY THE DAY, THE SAFEST PLAN, GUARDING AGAINST LIENS, HOW TO SECURE A HOME
Book 4...A Guide to Building Country Homes
From the introduction..."it is our aim to furnish practical designs and plans, adapted to the requirements of such as are about to build, or remodel and improve, their homes."
This book has thirty-two chapters and 117 illustrations on domestic architecture, remodeling, cottages and other designs.
Includes chapters on framing, fencing, gates and much more.
Some of the 117 illustrations include...
139 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:
INTRODUCTION
Domestic Architecture and Embellishment
Design No. 1. Design No. 2.
A Laborer's Cottage Small Frame Cottage
Design No. 3.
A Compact Frame Cottage
Design No. 4. Design No. 5.
A Rural Cottage of moderate extent A Gardener's Cottage
Design No. 6.
Stone Stable and Coach House
Design No. 7.
A Farm Cottage
Design No. 8.
Design for a Timber Cottage
Design No. 9.
Design for a Rural Church.
Design No. 10.
A Suburban Cottage
Design No. 11.
Design No. 13.
A Model Cottage
Design No. 14.
A Cottage Stable
Design No. 15.
Design for an Ice House
Design No. 16.
A Suburban Cottage
Design No. 17.
Stable and Carriage House
Design No. 18.
School House at Irvington
Design No. 19.
A regular Country House
Design No. 20.
A Country Chapel
Design No. 21.
An Old House Remodeled
Design No. 22.
Coach House and Stable
Design No. 23.
Fences
Design No. 24.
Plans of the Residence of C. F. Park, Esq.
Design No. 25.
Carriage House and Stable
Design No. 26.
Residence of T. H. Stout, Esq.
Design No. 27.
A Chapter on Gates
Design No. 28.
House at Ravenswood, Enlarged
Design No. 29.
Plans of the Residence of L. M. Ferris, Esq.
Design No. 30.
A Model Suburban Cottage
Design No. 31.
Head Stone
Balloon Frames.
Balloon Frames
Book 5...Rural Architecture...Farm Houses, Cottages and Outbuildings
From the book..."The plans and directions submitted in this work are intended to be of the most practical kind; plain, substantial, and applicable, throughout, to the purposes intended, and such as are within the reach—each in their kind—of every person in our country."
This guide has numerous chapters and over 70 illustrations on the basics of constructing farm houses and cottages.
Includes chapters on workshops, stables, smoke houses, animal shelters and much more.
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Some of the 70+ illustrations include...
154 Pages, on CD, on Subjects Such As:
Style of building, Position of homes, Home embellishments, Material for homes, Outside colors, construction of cellars, Ventilation, Building chimneys, Ground plans, Interior arrangements, Landscaping, Orchards, Cottages, Bee houses, Ice houses, Poultry houses, Farm barns, Rabbit hutches, The granary, Dog houses
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